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Move Over Cow or Camel Milk! It’s Time For Some Cockroach Milk

What is being called ‘cockroach milk’ is a fluid which is found in the middle of the gut of the cockroaches.

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Yes, you read that right!

As per a new study, cockroach milk is full of nutrients and might be more healthy than a cow’s milk.

The study, published in the Journal of the International Union of Crystallography, states that cockroach milk has four times more protein than cow’s milk and thrice the amount present in buffalo’s milk.

Not only this, cockroach milk also contains amino acids that help keep our bodies healthy by promoting cell growth.

What is being referred as ‘cockroach milk’ is actually a fluid which is found in the middle of the gut of the cockroaches. This protein laden fluid is produced by cockroaches to feed their newborns.

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